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Enrollment
1,116
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361956001784
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2320 RT 6, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940 · (845) 355-5155 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
309 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 282 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 298 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 65.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,116 | 27.7% | 69.7% |
| EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 1,170 | 26.4% | 83.7% |
| LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL SHRUB OAK | 966 | 25.9% | 86.8% |
| MAHOPAC HIGH SCHOOL MAHOPAC | 1,255 | 23.4% | 78.3% |
| GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GOSHEN | 983 | 32.5% | 76.7% |
| IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 1,160 | 30.7% | 72.0% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #353 of 1,135 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #520 of 1,109 ▼ 86 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #326 of 1,135 ▼ 115 | #10 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #204 of 1,216 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #733 of 1,058 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #425 of 1,070 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,017 of 1,167 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #300 of 743 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,116
-44 (-4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,116 | 91.4 | 12.2:1 | 28% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 1,116 | 90.5 | 12.3:1 | 31% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 1,172 | 92.4 | 12.7:1 | 27% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 1,160 | 88 | 13.2:1 | 25% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 1,307 | 100 | 13.1:1 | 24% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 1,354 | 91 | 14.9:1 | 19% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 1,505 | 87 | 17.3:1 | 18% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 1,241 | 84 | 14.8:1 | 11% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 65 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
About MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
In MIDDLETOWN, New York, part of Orange County, MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. The school has 1,116 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a school in MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 5 schools and 3,444 students.
Federal enrollment data show MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is 63% White. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. In Orange County overall, the White share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, which has 91.4. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is about 28%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 44%.
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of New York public high schools.
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.7%) and its predicted rate (64.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In the surrounding county, Orange County, median household income comes to about $97,178, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 82, with about 57,122 students.
MINISINK VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 41.6% proficiency; MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL posts 69.7%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 1,160 in 2020-21 to 1,116 in 2024-25.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 806 students
- OTISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 559 students
- MINISINK VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 509 students
- MINISINK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 454 students
Other schools in MIDDLETOWN
- MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,495 students
- PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,225 students
- MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,064 students
- MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 826 students
- MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 820 students
- MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 806 students
Nearby schools
- MINISINK VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 509
- MINISINK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 454
- MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 806
- OTISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 559
- MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 1,064
- MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 826
Frequently asked questions
About MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades 09-12.
Is MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
At MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL in?
MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is part of MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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